Dr. Henk-Jan van Essen balanced a PhD defense with single-handed trawler voyaging on 'Lady Liselot'. Follow his 2026 mission to London and Paris in this ...

We kick off this episode in the middle of a freezing Dutch week with snow on the decks and fog on the canals. Magnus tries another beer and gives a very honest ...

Sailing through South Holland turns into a full‑blown game of dodging ships, timing bridge openings, and navigating closures that stop us in our tracks. After ...

Winter on the Dutch waterways has its own kind of magic. In this episode we wander through the historic streets of Middelburg, then slip back into the quiet ...

The 2nd of September 2024, I woke up in Gilleleje, Danmark to the sound of chirping swallows flying back and forth. I am Malmö bound, Leaving Denmark, heading ...

We already had some summer days during this trip on the West Coast of Sweden, and in this video we say "Plus one". The moment Lady Liselot heads out on the ...

I am heading home, well heading back to the Netherlands. Jan and Elena join me, (or is it that I join them?) whilst heading south. Jan cruises this Sweden West ...

Let me share the plans I have for 2025. EASIEST WAY TO SUPPORT ME? 1. Subscribe to the channel! 2. Buy me a coffee using the button 3. Help me build a fund ...

My Danish friend Jan said this morning to me: "Henk-Jan, you have go up North to see more beauty". Looking at my schedule I knew I just had 1 or 2 days left ...

It dows not happen often that the screen of the Windfinder App colors brown. This time it happened and that means: stay inside it's not safe outside. EASIEST ...

A tour of just a couple of hours gives so much footage, that I already produced a couple of video's out of it, and still have left out a lot. Join me when I ...

"You must come and visit Smögen," my Danish friend Jan wrote per whatsapp. So I did. And on my way to Smögen, I decided to take some nice go throughs that I ...

A rainy, windy day in the Archipelago of Gothenburg gives me the opportunity to drive Lady Liselot through some narrow go-throughs. And then, when I just ...

Enough said of the lost footage. The Video Management System is up and running AND recording again, so we are back in business. ;-) the footage is shot on a ...

We know that the Göta leads to Gothenburg, but I found another river that leads to Gothenburg too! And whilst cruising that river, I have no idea what I face. ...

Three days in one video. Hurry, go watch it. EASIEST WAY TO SUPPORT ME? 1. Subscribe to the channel! 2. Buy me a coffee using the button 3. Help me build a ...

After I checked out just a little of this big city Gothenburg, I left the Gasthamn marina and headed North to explore more of the Gothenburg Archipelago. First ...

Today, well in this video, I leave my anchorspot near the island Öckerö in Sweden and head for Gothenburg. Via Gothenburg you can go inland or you stick to the ...

4 days of storm kept me on the Danish isle Anholt. I knew the storm was coming beforehand, so I was in a safe place. But 4 days in a marina is more than ...

Because of predicted Strong Breeze I stayed one extra day in Ballen, giving me the opportunity to explore new surroundings, and when we leave the next day it's ...

From an anchorspot to a marina. Yes, it's true. You will not see mee in a marina. I prefer the loneliness of being on anchor. But, for the next days there are ...

The word 'sea' in East Sea gives the impression about an enormous amount of water. In some cases that's true. In some not. Some parts of this sea are 30+ ...

Since I arrived in Germany via the Eider river, I enter the Nord-Ostsee Canal, or Kieler Canal half way at Gieselau. People complain about the boringness of ...

From the Nordfeld Locks to the Gieselau Locks in Germany runs the River Eider. Despite the fact that the scenery of this river looks a lot like the river Maas ...